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📘 Areas of a Project
(PMP Knowledge Areas)
Key Management Domains for Successful Project Delivery
What are Areas of a Project?
In PMP terminology, Areas of a Project usually refers to the key knowledge areas (or management domains) that a project manager must manage to successfully deliver a project.
These areas cover everything needed to complete a project effectively.
These areas cover everything needed to complete a project effectively.
📘 Key Areas of a Project (PMP Knowledge Areas)
🟦 Integration Management
🟩 Scope Management
🟨 Schedule (Time) Management
🟧 Cost Management
🟪 Quality Management
🟥 Resource Management
🟫 Communications Management
⬛ Risk Management
🟦 Procurement Management
🟩 Stakeholder Management
📘 Detailed Areas
Integration Management
Coordinates all parts of the project, ensures everything works together, manages changes.
Scope Management
Defines what is included/excluded, creates WBS, controls scope changes.
Schedule Management
Defines timeline, plans activities and milestones, controls schedule.
Cost Management
Estimates budget, controls expenses, ensures cost efficiency.
Quality Management
Ensures standards, continuous improvement, QA & QC.
Resource Management
Manages people and resources, assigns roles, builds team.
Communications Management
Ensures information flow, reporting, stakeholder updates.
Risk Management
Identifies and manages risks, plans responses.
Procurement Management
Manages vendors, contracts, and external purchases.
Stakeholder Management
Identifies stakeholders, manages expectations, engagement.
🔄 Simple View
• What to do → Scope
• When to do → Schedule
• How much → Cost
• How well → Quality
• Who does it → Resources
• Who is informed → Communication
• What could go wrong → Risk
• External help → Procurement
• Who cares → Stakeholders
• How everything fits → Integration
• When to do → Schedule
• How much → Cost
• How well → Quality
• Who does it → Resources
• Who is informed → Communication
• What could go wrong → Risk
• External help → Procurement
• Who cares → Stakeholders
• How everything fits → Integration
📊 How Project Areas Work Together
Scope
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Schedule
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Cost
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Quality
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Delivery
🎯 PMP Exam Tip
- Planning scope, time, cost → Triple constraint areas
- Communication or stakeholders → People-focused areas
- Risks or vendors → Control areas
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